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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Three credits in a 200-level literature course (or equivalent). A survey of West Indian writings. Attention will be given to African, European and Amerindian influences, as well as to the emergence of a West Indian literary tradition.
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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. A study of the transformation of West African societies from early times to the present, with emphasis on the rise of states and empires, the introduction, spread and impact of Islam, the Atlantic Slave trade and its effects, colonialism, African resistance and nationalism, and developments since independence.
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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. A study of economic, social and cultural developments in Africa from the beginning of the 19th century to the present, with emphasis on agricultural and industrial development, trade, Africa's involvement in the world economy, changes in labor systems, racial dominance, African initiatives and resistance, religion and social evolution and Africa in world affairs.
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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. A study of the history and culture of the peoples of southern Africa. Deals with the areas that presently are the Republic of South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Emphasizes the interaction among the various communities and ethnolinguistic groups in southern Africa.
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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. An examination of various aspects of slavery in Africa primarily, and selected parts of the African Diaspora including the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, with emphasis on African conditions of servility, the Atlantic slave trade and chattel slavery. The role gender and race played in slavery will be given particular attention.
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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. An exploration of changes in the structure of Caribbean society from the late 15th century to 1838, with emphasis on the development of plantation slavery, social stratification, race, slave resistance, the Haitian Revolution, African cultural patterns and abolition.
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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. A survey of Egyptian history from the period of the Empire (New Kingdom, c. 1570 B.C.) through the Ptolemaic Age of Cleopatra (c. 30 B.C.). Particular areas of concentration will include the Amarna Period of Akhenaten and various aspects of Egyptian daily life.
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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: AFAM 103, AFAM 305 or permission of the instructor. Explores issues surrounding the disparity in health status and health outcomes between African Americans and other groups in the United States. Students are required to participate in an experiential exercise designed to enhance learning.
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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: AFAM 308, AFAM 416. Generally open only to students of senior standing who have completed 24 credits of African American studies. Involves the planning and execution of a major research project demonstrating the interdisciplinary processes through which those working in the field of African-American studies use diverse sources to develop their arguments and interpretations.
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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. A study of the architecture, painting, sculpture and civilizations of the major art-producing tribes of West Africa and Oceania from the 13th century to the present.
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